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7-Day Botswana & Zimbabwe Lodge Safari: Victoria Falls, Chobe, Makgadikgadi & Okavango Delta
This 7-day Botswana Zimbabwe lodge safari runs from Victoria Falls through Chobe National Park and the Makgadikgadi Pans to the Okavango Delta, with en-suite lodges every night, no camping, and all park fees included.
Start at Victoria Falls, known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya, “the smoke that thunders”, and named by David Livingstone in 1855. Drive 80 km (about 1.5 hours) to Chobe National Park, Botswana’s first national park, home to around 120,000 elephants you can watch from a boat. Continue 430 km (5 to 6 hours) to the Makgadikgadi Pans, the dry bed of an ancient mega-lake, where you can sit with meerkats and see one of the darkest night skies in Botswana. Then drive 200 km (3.5 hours) to Maun and 1.5 hours more to the Okavango Delta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that you explore by mokoro, the traditional dugout canoe.
Tour Highlights
Guided Tour of Victoria Falls
Chobe River Boat Cruise & Elephant Herds
Full Day on the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
Meerkats, Baobabs & Stargazing
Mokoro Excursion & Delta Bush Walk
Tour Map
Tour Features
Comfortable En-Suite Lodges
This safari uses en-suite lodges and hotels, with luxury upgrades available.
Can Be Customized
The accommodations can be customized to your preferred ones.
Flexible Start Dates
If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
Minimum Age Requirement
This tour is suitable for all ages.
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Day 1
Arrival in Victoria Falls & Guided Falls Tour
Arrive at Victoria Falls Airport, where your professional safari guide will meet you and transfer you to your lodge for check-in. After you settle in, set out on a guided tour of Victoria Falls (about 2 hours), known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya, “the smoke that thunders”, and one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
Walk the rainforest paths to the viewpoints over the gorge and feel the spray from the Zambezi as it drops more than 100 metres. In the late afternoon you can join an optional sunset cruise on the Zambezi, then return to your lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
Meal Plan: Dinner
Destination: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Distance: Approx. 20 km (about 25 minutes) from Victoria Falls Airport to your lodge, plus about 10 minutes to the Falls entrance
Accommodation Option A
Wild View Resort
All Accommodations are Subject To Avalaiblity.
Accommodation Option B
Phezulu Lodge
All Accommodations are Subject To Avalaiblity.
Accommodation Option C
Victoria Falls Hotel
All Accommodations are Subject To Avalaiblity.
Day 2
Victoria Falls to Kasane & Chobe River Cruise
After a relaxed breakfast, your guide transfers you to the Kazungula border and helps you cross from Zimbabwe into Botswana. Continue to Kasane, the gateway to Chobe National Park, where you check in to your lodge and enjoy lunch.
In the afternoon, head out on the Chobe River for your first safari experience. Viewing wildlife from the water puts you at eye level with elephants crossing the channels, hippos, buffalo and crocodiles. Enjoy the sunset over the Chobe floodplains, then return to your lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Destination: Chobe National Park, Botswana
Distance: Approx. 80 km (about 1.5 to 2 hours including border formalities) from Victoria Falls to Kasane
Accommodation Option A
Chobe Safari Lodge
All Accommodations are Subject To Avalaiblity.
Accommodation Option B
Chobe Bush Lodge
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Accommodation Option C
Chobe Game Lodge
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Day 3
Chobe to Nata & Gweta
After an early breakfast, enjoy a final morning game drive along the Chobe riverfront, then begin the journey south through Nata. The scenery changes from river floodplain to open bush and, later, to the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans. You can stop at the Nata Bird Sanctuary on the way.
Arrive at Gweta Lodge, known for its en-suite chalets and pool, in time to check in and relax. In the evening, watch the sunset among the Baobabs and join a short walk with local bushmen before dinner and your overnight stay.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Destination: Gweta, Botswana
Distance: Approx. 430 km (about 5 to 6 hours) from Kasane to Gweta, with a lunch stop on the way
Accommodation Option A
Gweta Lodge
All Accommodations are Subject To Avalaiblity.
Accommodation Option B
Gweta Lodge
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Accommodation Option C
Gweta Lodge
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Day 4
Full Day in the Makgadikgadi Pans
Description: After breakfast, spend the day on the salt pans with your Gweta Lodge guide. Visit Ntwetwe Pan, an endless white salt desert that is the dry bed of an ancient lake, and sit close to a colony of habituated meerkats. You also stop at Chapman’s Baobab and the ancient stone-tool sites that show how long people have lived here.
Lunch is served during the day. An optional quad-bike ride across the pans (USD 50) is available. Return to the lodge for dinner and stargazing under one of the darkest skies in Botswana.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Destination: Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana
Distance: Approx. 100 to 150 km of local driving (about 3 to 4 hours in total) across the pans, with stops
Accommodation Option A
Gweta Lodge
All Accommodations are Subject To Avalaiblity.
Accommodation Option B
Gweta Lodge
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Accommodation Option C
Gweta Lodge
All Accommodations are Subject To Avalaiblity.
Day 5
Gweta to Maun, Gateway to the Okavango Delta
After breakfast, leave Gweta and travel west along the Maun road, with the scenery slowly changing from salt pan edge to open bush and cattle country. Cross the Boteti River on the way, where you may see donkeys, goats and the occasional elephant near the water. Stop for lunch, then continue to Maun, the safari hub of northern Botswana and the gateway to the Okavango Delta.
Arrive in the afternoon, check in to your lodge and relax by the river or pool. Use the evening to prepare for the Delta, with a briefing from your guide on tomorrow’s plans, followed by dinner and your overnight stay.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Destination: Maun, Botswana
Distance: Approx. 200 km (about 3 hours) from Gweta to Maun, with a lunch stop on the way
Accommodation Option A
Thamalakane River Lodge
All Accommodations are Subject To Avalaiblity.
Accommodation Option B
Maun Lodge
All Accommodations are Subject To Avalaiblity.
Accommodation Option C
Audi Camp
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Day 6
Okavango Delta Mokoro Safari
After an early breakfast, leave Maun and drive to the edge of the Okavango Delta, where your polers meet you at the mokoro station. Glide through the reed-lined channels in a traditional dugout canoe, with water lilies, kingfishers and the occasional hippo along the way. The pace is slow and silent, so you notice the details of the world’s largest inland delta.
Arrive at your island camp in time for lunch and a rest during the heat of the day. In the late afternoon, join a guided bush walk on the island to track wildlife on foot and learn about the Delta’s ecology. Return to camp for a sunset over the waterways, followed by dinner around the campfire and your overnight stay.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Destination: Okavango Delta, Botswana
Distance: Approx. 90 km (about 1.5 to 2 hours) from Maun to the mokoro station, plus about 1 to 2 hours by mokoro to camp
Accommodation Option A
Oddballs Enclave
All Accommodations are Subject To Avalaiblity.
Accommodation Option B
Xaxaba Camp
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Accommodation Option C
Delta Camp
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Day 7
Okavango Delta to Maun & Departure
Wake early to the sounds of the Delta and enjoy a light breakfast at camp. Take a final morning mokoro ride or short bush walk, then say goodbye to your polers and travel back through the channels to the mokoro station. Your guide meets you for the drive back to Maun.
On arrival, you are transferred to Maun Airport or your onward accommodation, depending on your travel plans. Lunch is served on the way or at a restaurant in Maun before your departure.
Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch
Destination: Maun, Botswana
Distance: Approx. 90 km (about 1.5 to 2 hours) from the mokoro station to Maun, plus about 1 to 2 hours by mokoro from camp
Accommodation Option A
No accommodation required. Tour ends after lunch.
All Accommodations are Subject To Avalaiblity.
Accommodation Option B
No accommodation required. Tour ends after lunch.
All Accommodations are Subject To Avalaiblity.
Accommodation Option C
No accommodation required. Tour ends after lunch.
All Accommodations are Subject To Avalaiblity.
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Important to know
The prices below are per person (based on two adults travelling together) and please note that the prices are approximate for 2026/2027.
Please contact us for accurate costings for the time of year you are considering for your holiday.
There are multiple season changes across the year and numerous room categories that can change the price of any trip.
Prices include all internal flights, transfers, reserve fees, accommodation, and meals as specified in the day-to-day itinerary.
Prices exclude international flights, tipping, visa, and any meals not included.
Rates Per Person
Rates are Per Person Sharing a Room Except for the Solo who is on Single Supplement
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